1998
First Published
4.60
Average Rating
300
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Maya Angelou reads her poetry, talks about I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and discusses a three-year period in her childhood in which she refused to speak. She's proud of being black, beautiful, musical, sexy and sassy. But she is most proud of what she has accomplished as a writer. Recorded in 1979.
Avg Rating
4.60
Number of Ratings
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Author
Maya Angelou
Author · 51 books
Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri, was an American poet, memoirist, actress and an important figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. In 2001 she was named one of the 30 most powerful women in America by Ladies Home Journal. Maya Angelou is known for her series of six autobiographies, starting with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, (1969) which was nominated for a National Book Award and called her magnum opus. Her volume of poetry, Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Die (1971) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
